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The occasion of the marriage of Senator Don Cameron, son of old Simon Magus, with one of the wo-m-n of tie House of Sherman, bas provoked a vast amouiH of criticism It appears to be agreed that tvro wicked families are at last united, in which there is a good deal of money, a good 4eal of ability, and a vast amount of unadulterated rascality. It is remarked that old Simon, and i -. - the elder Bayard, of Delaware, are the buly two men in the history of our government who, upon retiring from the United States Senate, were able to hand over as a rich legacy their seats to their sons. Senator - - i . James A. Bayard is worthy to wear his father's honors, and Don Came ron has ability and money in . abun dance, but being young comparative ly, he is not yet the equal in mean ness and depravity of old Simon Ma gas, the father aforesaid. The Sherman family are .distin guished. There are three brothers, and all Jbave held hi;h offices, and two of them still hold high offices. TecumBeh, who organized the Corps of Bummers to devastate the South, is at the head of the army. John " Honest John," as be is now de risively called is Secretary of the Treasury , and for a long time was IT; S Seuatcr from Ohio. He is a man of great abilities, but has uo vestige -of political integrity or personal houor. Ie is probably the most cor rupt intellectual man now living in our country. He has not only grown very ricli in office, but he was the main too used in filching the vote of Louisiana, and giving it to Hayes to whom it lid not belong, j Those who are best i n formed as to his life regard him as one of the most jveual poli ticians ofj this or any other age. In Sir Robert Walpole'.s day he would have been eminent for his usefulness, for he co kid b ave dispensed the cor rupting jfund with marked saccess. Walpole ikept his own fingers clean whilst purchasing ; and debauching others. JohnJBherman would have en tered with peculiar zest npon the busi ness of finding out the exact "price" of every politician, but he would have never forgotten for a moment to line well his own robes with the best that the State afforded. The "world" is Honest John's "oyster," and he knows right well how "to open" it. But there is a third brother who was United States Judge until he re signed some years ago, and he does not appear to be any improvement on either the Great Bummer or the Political Pimp who stole Louisiana. His name is Charles Sherman and be lives at Cleveland, Ohio, j There is a 'true in ward ness" connected with his resignation that should not jbe forgottenj. He, resigned jhis Judge ship to avoid ah investigation. He was detected in following the un worthy example of - the great Lord Bacon receiving j money, for his opinion-: and to avoid a trial for his rascality he1 resigned his office. The Pc tejrsbnrg Index-Appeal says : "So clear were the proofs against him, that he did not dare to meet the issue even before a 8enate under Radical control, in which one! of bis own brothers then occu- . pied a prominent seat. Mr. Sherman en joys the distinction of .being the only Federal Judge, not a carpel-bagger ever driven from the bench for distinctly established delinquency in the matter of pecuniary . honor. And yet, the recent marriage un der tliis man's roof was heralded to the world as la great fashionable event, and some of the most powerful men in the country present at it. The moral of this incident, as of many others like it, is that the Radical mind is incapable of consider ing fraud and dishonesty as conveying any association of disgrace, or as entailing any forfeiture !of social or political considera It is the, pretty daugh ter of this corrupt Judge that has just' married the Don of the clari Cameron. ,: . It is because of the . very peculiar. reputation and the great distinction of these two families : that so .rnuch sharp, personal,' and damaging, .com ment has been excited. Tho disgust ing way in which some of the papers have paraded the glories ' of the two clans whilst shutting out the 'shame,; has provoked other papers to let the calcium light of truth fall upon the whole performance and upon all eon cerned. It is believed that the unit ing of two i such powerful families does not bode any good to the coun try. . The vYakhington ' Pos has treated the "matter with its usual in cisiveness and pungency; We copy a paragraph : e'4'--i:t' ;-t""i ' "Dfizzliagthe popular eye with the glit ter.of fortunes acquired . by means 'rang ing ia foulness all the.way from Jaho Sher man's notorious league with te Syndicate' down to Simon Cameron's ' copartnership with rings ot thieving army contractors at the outbreak of the war, these predatory clans are at last emboldened to parade themselves and their booty with offensive ostentation before the public, and to flaunt their tawdry splendor in the faces ! of the millions whose equator is directly or indi rectly the result of; their depredations. If the masses of the: American people had been bred in the social and political atmos phere of Germany, Austria or Russia, the state of things whereof this Cameron-Sherman business is a sample would not excite their resentment. But they have not been bred to such servitude; at least, they have not been schooled i to succumb quietly to such ascendancy jof successful baseness." This marriage, and the excitement of Northern society over the 'event, constitute a singular chapter in Amer- lean history. j ; TIIK VALVE OP THE SHEEP. . It will be well for the friends of sheep husbandry 16 keep the subject actively before the people as the time for nominating candidates approaches. The interest at stake is too great -to be neglected. The value of sheep is too large to be disregarded. North Carolina is peculiarly and admirably adapted to this 'great industry, and we hope the intelligence of the; State will see to it that some steps are taken that will lead to the fostering of that industry. A law of some kind must' be enacted, or we shall be guilty of criminal neglect. We have had enough of mere theo rizing-! enough of general declara tions concerning t,be- importance of sheep growing. j We need practical efforts wise and judicious legisla tion. The people, and the people only, can secure the desired- laws. The ordinary legislator is proverbially, timid. He is so afraid of his reputa tion and popularity that he requires to be led by the people. He has no idea of going ahead and assuming any responsibilities. Let the people, therefore, speak out and say plainly. whether they are in favor of a dog law or not. The county conventions should give forth no uncertain sounds about the matter. ; j The sheep business in the com paratively new j State! of 'Texas has grown to be immense. There was recently held at San Antonio a con- vention of sheep growers, number ing 181. These 181 men represent ed 652,000 '. sheep, . or an average of 3,600 three thousand six hun dred . to -each.' grazer; Think of this ye farmers ; of North Carolina and learn a lesson of thrift! and wis dom. In addition to the i; above it was stated that there were 200 other sheep pastures in the State, 'j whose flocks, estimated at a similar.) ratio, would number 720,000, thus giving a total of nearly 1,400,000 sheep in the possession of fewer tha"n 400 persons.! But for those who make sheep-farm ing their exclusive business, a flock of 3,600 : is a , small matter. The rapidity with which a flock increases under such favorable conditions; as are found in the South is astonishiugt and men of the smallest means, . who embark in the industry and : pursue their labor with diligence and intelli gence, become possessed of bewilder ing wealth within the space of a few years. " : : 1 3 - Why can 1 not ;' our : people avail themselves of the same sources of wealth ? It will not do to say that North Carolina is not well adapted to sheep raising. . there are over eighty counties well - adapted j to the purpose, and some of. these counties are equal to any in Texas for the end in vievr. . .1 . In i 1868 California produced but 15,000 pounds of wool. ' In ten years it has grown beyona oeuer. xt is es timated that the wool this year,, 1878, will amont to sixty: million" pounds. Now this- is tnarfellous.- But what will this large . production ' bring the wool growers? It is said that it will net. 9rt nnrt run 'ViTWA :"i;vT?'!MB sheep in California lis seven , million. In Texas the sheep on!y,nnmber, all told, three iniIUon.4"Tn-North Caro-. lina bo w many? ; ; - j ; :,42v-j?a,l ;f armers, consider these things. Study your own interest and vote for men who will ; pfptctand 1 jpsti- them. ; -. : ..t;1 : We : have . only . referred, . to . the value, of the wool alone. " There are other econoraic .vtews eonu6;cted..wjtb sheepraising'HnaVtaror portance. Their . value as foo"d,.and their astonishing capabilities in cL-. riching lands arc well worthy of spie--: Faaeral of the Late Win. . Wright. . The fuperHl, obsequies of iheate , Wm?. A.. "Wright took place at. St James' Epis copal CliurcU jesierday .afternoon, , at. 4 o'clock, in. the presence, of a,large concourse of people, the services on thA solemn occa- sfon ' being conducted by Bishopi Atkinsons- assisted by Revs. Drs. jVVatson and Patter son. At the conclusion of the short but i 1 impressive ceremonies.- the funeral cortege, consisting of a long line of carriages, wend ed its way to Oakdale Cemetery, : where, amid the tears of friends and relatives, the mortal remains of him who had been so highly esteemed and beloved by the entire community, were consigned to their final resting place, there io pleep the sleep that knows no awakeuiag. j - . ", .,! The following gentlemen officiated as pall-bearers: Uob. R. R. Bridgers, Hon. Geo. Davis, Col J. G. Burr, Col. John W. Atkinson, Col. W. S. Devane, Capt. I. B. Grainger, and Messrs. , Donald MacRae, Z. Jjatimer, John L. Holmes, Thos. Evans and Edward Kidder. The attendance at the Church, which was an exceedingly large one, included the following organizations: The Carolina Yacht Club, the Produce Exchange, Cham ber of Commerce and Board of Trade. ? A noticeable feature! at the Church was the presence of a large number of colored people. . TESTIMONIALS OP RESPECT. As the hour approached for the; funeral services to commence, nearly all the prom inent business bouses closed, the proprie tors thus showing their: respect for the de ceased. The offices and shops of the Wil mington & Wcldon, and Wilmington, Co lumbia & Augusta Railroads, were also closed in order to allow the employes an opportunity to be present. The City nail aud Court House were also closed. i . Nearly all the flags- in the city! were at halt-mast, and those of some of the shipping in port" The revenue cutter Colfax had ber national ensign at half-mast, and the Caro lina Yacht Club's signal half-masted at the fore. At the ship yard of Messrs. Cassidey & Ross, Mr. F. A. L. Cassidey, the oldest Ex Commodore of the fleet, displayed the Club signal -above the National colors, which were at half-mast, and underneath the " burgee" of the yacht Eeiia, the oldest boat in the fleet The schooner Wave, lying at this yard, also had her colors at half- mast. In the. city of Wilmington, where Mr. Wright was so well j known, the citizens seemed to vie with each other in evidencing their appreciation and sympathy, and in manifesting every conceivable token of re spect to his memory j feeling as they did that a good man had indeed fallen, and that our community had been bereft of one who will be sadly missed and universally regretted. May 17. Proceedlne of the meeting of tbe Carolina Yacht Club Henolutlona of Heapeet, &e. Pursuant to notice a meeting Of the mem bers of the Carolina Yacht Club was held at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, m Ihe parlor of the First National Bank. Fleet Captain, O. A. Wiggins, called the meet ing to order, and stated the object of it to be to pass resolutions expressive of the feelings of the members. of the club, on the death of Commodore Wm. A. Wright : - On motion, a committee of five, including the Chairman, was appointed to draft reso lutions, i The meeting then adjourned until 3.30 o'clock in the afternoon, when the , com mittee made the following report, which was unanimously adopted : -Whereas,- The Carolina Yacht (Jlub has learned with deep regret of the death of the Hon. W. A. Wright, 'Commodore, of this Club, one who has so long occupied and ably filled that position, and who, by his, generosity, earnest efforts and untiring de votion to its interest has skillfully steered it amidst storms and dangers that beset . it on all sides, and whose genial hospitality and affable disposition ever endeared him to those whom he commanded, therefore, be it resolved by the Carolina 'Yacht Club : 1st. In the death of Commodore Wright this Club has met with the loss of an able and valued officer, whose ' departure we mourn with sincere feelings of sorrow. ;, " 2d. Resolved, That as a tribute of respect the yachts of this Club at all regattas to b sailed this season will carry their flags at half-mast. y ' "--." ,K r 3d. Jtesolved, That the members will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. ' i - .- .-, I ' : : -;i;.:-.- 4th. Resolved, That a copy of these resos lutions be presented by tne Purser to the family of the deceased, and be published ia the city newspapers and spread upon the records of the Club. . f; 5tb. Resolved, That ia- blank page in tbe Record Book be dedicated to the memory of the deceased. ; , i --::- O. A. Wiggins, 1 , S. H.- FISB3LATE, . Fred. KidDkr, . -Com. , A. R. Campbell, " -' , j Beret Gleaves,- J " ' , ' The meeting then Adjourned, the mem bers marching in a body to join in the last sad rites to the'deceased. May It. Lflor--ttVBta?4;- In Accordance with ------ -,. . ocratic lExectltiVer rammnteeubf l Grislowt county; qune m large ooar o'"6or1ctuzeaff l assembled on y7ednesd?y, the 8lb of l" ttr Jttou . "1 wWu l purpose w aimoiming taegaiea iff the Uo gressional, Judicial and State Con vein tidne., f metirigaffyaileaaeV!by rkimMifidaM&m'3 J. t MaWela c'ailelihe motion of H. H. 'fflnrrtBsbV C, honjp-iij fean waVmart fci& r,;J.tfrda,,; .This Board . " - rf?--:.-, -- , - -: i ay AMrtaiihiKeJecb ie ChiirmarJ,-eometioB,'appoiBte4 a)cem-! the mitten . of, fiyen who fjhoul4 f( ppoapi thef names ot twenty geuuemea two - from, each district for delegates to tWIMstribt' COngreasioqal Coevention that is tor be bejd me committee men retired, ana in their absence Mr. Kerr,' Wf 'SampsoirJ'whd is in aspirant !to th Soiicltorgbipvfl tblt Dip- ly addressed the meeting. Mr. Manly, bf Newbern. and Mr. Bellamy, of Wilming ton,- aiso were eaueu ior, ano ooia or inese ot whbio w, wr atwaya v put - rorwara aao elect men,' not for sectional interest; but be cause ot solid qualifications' :Ji ; ;;.t ,i ; v f s The committee then made their report. and it was adopted; and, on motion; the Chairman and Secretary of this meeting were added to tne list of delegates appoint. ed. Tbe delegates were unanimously in structed to advocate tne nomination ot our counlyman, Hon. James G. Scott, for Con gress. ' On motion, tbe Chair next aoDointed ten delegates two. from each township to the Judicial Convention, which meets in Golds boro on the otn or June. .- ! ; It was moved aud carried, that the dele gates appointed to the Judicial Convention be recognized as delegates to tbe btate Con vention also. . i : The following resolutions were offered and adopted: Hemved. Inat the people of Onslow county express their entire satisfaction with tbe appointment of lion. W. JN. i. Smith as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; and that our delegates to the State Convention be instructed to vote for his nomination to that position. Uesolved, further That any Democrat of this county, in good standing, in attendance upon either the Judicial or tbe State Con vention, shall be entitled to appear as a dele gate from Onslow county. r delegates were instructed to vote for tbe nomination of Hon. M. E. Manly for one of the Associate Justices ' i ; ; - It was ordered that a copy of these i pro ceedings be sent for publication to the Morning Stab and to the Goldsboro Mes- mnger, and tben tbe meetmg adjourned. A. J. MrjiniELL, Cbnirman. C. Thompson, Secretary. , THE ODD FELLOWS. Proceedings of tbe Grand Lodge.. .Raleigh News report condensed.! . The Grand Lodge of this . Order met Tuesday at 10 A. M., Mi W. Grand Master A. J. Burton presi ding,; and the officers all present. Af ter prayer by the R. W." Grand Chaplain, the Lodge opened for busi ness. I ; ' - -'-j: ' P. G. M. Yopp, from committee on State' of the Order, submitted a re port concerning the classification of the reports of the Grand Officers, re commending the- appointment of a special committee to consider certain matters therein contained. The re port was adopted, aud the" M, W. Grand Master appointed the follow ing committee: P. D. G. M., D. G. McRae, P. G., W. M. Steiner, and P. G., W, J. Ltimsden. , ' ? Assistant Grand Secretary B. R. Woodell, from the committee on Con stitution and By-Laws, submitted a report concerning the by-laws of. Sa lem, Berne, Covenant and Hamilton Star .Lodges, which, on motion, was adopted. AFTERNOON SESSION. Th mnst nf th limn wn ocniinifid in the election of ' Officers. ;:The fol . : t : r " . lowing were elected: J M. W. G. M., W. F. M. Ehringhaus. R.- W. D. G. M., L. G. Bagley. Rj W. G. S., J. J. Litchford. ! 1 ! ' R. W. G. T., R. J. Jones. - ; -R. W. G. W.,J. C.Ellington. ; t Gr. Rep., R. J. Jones. , I I u ,:j On the questiop- .of a place of next meeting Goldsboro, Wilmington and Fayetteville were each favored,: as most suitable, by their residents. Fayetteville .was finally chosen, as the place. . The Lodge adjourned. The Grand Master appointed thir ty-seven Deputy Grand Masters,; as follows: . : . : - i 1st District, J. H. Pool; 2d, YV J. Lumsden ; 3d, L. W. McMillan ; 4 tb, Ephraim Lee ; 5th, Noah Bnrfbot; 6th, R. D. Harris j 7th, Wi S. Frizzel ; 8th and 9tb, ; George Wads worth; lOthj James Ward ; 11th, M. P, Tay- lar: 12tb. Kenneth iaynes;.13th, T F. Anderson; 14th. Gideon jLamb;' 15th, Ed. ? Pennington ;: .15$tb, S. D. Bagley ; 16th, J...D. Grimsley ; 1 7th, J. J. Barefoot ; 1 8th, A. W. Arring- ton; 19th, W. F.: HUlj 2pth, J. F. Collins; 21st, J. C. Kearney; 22d, O. F. Curtis; 23d,J. C. Pool; 24th, H. R. Horne;25th; R. J. Blount; 26th, W. XT. Rose: 29tb. J. F. Payne; 30th, A. C. Youns; 31st, J D. McNeely; 32d, J. .F. Masten ; 33d, J. Ii. McJUean ;.34tb, Geo. Duke; 35th,, W. K. Edwards; 36thJ M. Lj Kline: l37th, . Wl R. Ed- wards..3'jlj;:i. jisiel.'ssrOirfniVi-?; j; Resolution recommending the Ox ford Orphan Asylum to the Order, was adopted. ; . . .. ' . ; v On motion, the c Grand . Lodge ad journed sine die. j- u: :t Coolwetlier JProst, &c. " We fear that the cool, snap experienced ia this section for the last day or . two, has done considerable damage, to .the fruit, .... . . ... -: J - ' - . . r 4 r i . " ; : -S - growing crops, gardens, &c. We hear that there was quite a heavy frost in portions of New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus and Pender counties Wednesday night. At Burgaw, when the ' train passed- yesterday morning, the roofs of the houses, sheds, &c. were covered with frost. . ;"- --i ! ( . MAi iWloHr.ia k: m.inii hro thin ' week. attendance. Tbe proceedings are full therpughly considered and discussed. State Board of Health, of whichas Vou know. Dr. Satchwell is and Dn Wood is Secretary, nuwe Jan encouraging i report on yes- is one of the fa- j post popular and "useful institutions m the Stated " A new Board of Medi na! Examiners of the State were elect ed, thaiterm of the old Board having expired at this meeting, and the old members declining to serve longer. The ne w Board oonsists of Drs. Wood, Kirby, Hiqes, Joseph Graham, U. J. tticks, Uaigh, and mnnson. j ; , Dr. W. W. Lane.of AVilmineton.will be the. orator for tbe next year. j The orator; ior ; tne present meeting, ut. learned 'and ' excellent address last night, to" a Tiaf gi imd appreciative audience in the. Presbyterian ; Church"" mainly upon the circulation of the blood. His principal object was to defend the 'illustrious Harvey from the unfounded and envious claims of others, that - Harvey did not dis: cover the circulation. In doing this Dr. finnett displayed much scientific 'research and erudition, and showed a thorough acquaintance with tbf principles and progress of medical science, the address mate rially advances the reputation of the orator with bis professional brethren, and will still further enhance it, When publishedjjas it will be, by order of the Society. It was warmly received. There was a fine attendance of ladies. The Publication Committee for the next year are Drs. Satchwell, P. L. Murphy, G. L. Kirby, W. T. Ennett, and G. ii. Thomas, lbeir duties are to examine the claims to publication of all the papers, read before tbe an nual meeting, and to reject those-un worthy. ! - ; . ; ' The proceedings are to be pub lished in the North Carolina Medi cal Journal. The Society meets next year at Greensboro and on the third Tuesday of May. . Tbe Association has been in con tinuous existence tor twenty-five years, and is making fine progress in medical improvement and elevation. Tbe State Board of Health and the State Board of Medical Examiners are offsprings of the Society. I. Like many other voluntary associations, it owes not aione its prosperity, dui us vitalitv and existence, to the persis tent devotion and self-sacrificing ef forts ot a few devoted and unselfish physicians of the State. ! ' ; ' ' - Mbdicus. FBOn ONSLOW. Correspondence of the Star. Jacksonvuxe, Onslow Co., ) ; N. C, May 12, 1878. X : Our court adjourned on Friday, the: 10th inst., havincc transacted a large amount of business in a short ; space of lime with little labor, some of the most important cases on the civi docket having been completed. Judge Eure was almost a complete stranger to our .. ppple but by his industry, his ffentlemanlv deportment ana courteous' bearing to all. created ;very favorable ; impression. i-LThis was the last term of our present So licitor, Capt. Norment. Without go- mg into iuisome auuiauuus, yui uuiy 1 sneakins as to facts from actuab ob l " . i servation,; the writer can say, and say truly, that Capt. .Norment has made an efficient prosecuting officer. I ' - Our, County Convention assembles ontnenrsL jaonusr in iuu. vyu- didates are beginning to spring up. and by that time 1 Suppose we , will have a full crop of them. The vote of our county will be cast for James G. Scott, Esq., in the next Congres sional Convention. We are so far removed from: the centre that we have taken bnt little or no interest in the squabble which has been going on for Chief J ustice. X suppose the vote of the county will be cast for the pre sent' incumbent. 1 We are sound on Fish and Oysters, sterling Democrats, and Vance for United states senator. OnsloW. . IFor the Star. nnf.nMRrf- rnitVRNTION. White viLLE, N. C, j ! ; : May 10th, ; 1878. f To ite Editor 3 Wilmington Star:, V Die ab Sib : I herewith send you; the proceedings of the Democratic i Con vention, held for this county, at WMteUfe-jonjhxlUh'd The Convention was called to ' order by Col.' T; S. Meniory, who explained John W. Ellis was elected Chairman and L- W Stanly and W. S. Hndler were, requested to act as Secretaries. A committee of . one from each township was appointed by the Chair to select delegates to the State, Judi cial and , Congressional Conventions.' The following gentlemen , were cho sen as .delegates . to the State Con- vention. viz: V. V. Richardson, W4 B. Stansill, John W- Ellis, D. - Cole man, H.-D.2 WilHanison, L MPowelL J.J P. Stanlyj' M.vM.;Harrelson,' - J. Bj; HarrelsonV:CCGore;jV. B. mil, H. C. Long, D S. Cowan,"B. W. Apple- white, Bruce King, s.. wa. mauitsD: B. F. Peirce, H. B. Short,' Sr. Darnel Campbell, H. H. Hatton, A. J Troy M. K,; Smith 0 Wi Baldwin, pm Brown,Amos High, Chas. Lennon, A V. J2eysenWHingaidIJng,t Isaac Long, laynes Lenn6n7HiB. Colyerj Robert Powers.', " - '',' .1 j .!. ' "UT V i.v--- f:,r?'s.fe'3 :! 1 f7H; Lieroy urews, so BO; JL X. Orews, i The ; followintr are tbe delegates to the Congressional ConventionLen non Jordan. M..W. Pridgen; G. W. Meadows, W. H. McDade, Melton Campbell, S. JChaney,E. W. Fowler, J. J. C. Gare, Forney Spivey, O. H. Powell, Thos. Barefoot, Geo. W. Flinn;fohn Murreli;D.-C: Allen, D. M. Blue, J. m MStanly, Henry Best, L. C Mills, J. W. Rause, E. M. Powell, David Brow n, J. J. Long, J. C. Gore, J. W. Gore, T. F. Toon, tlenry Coleman, J.! E. Powelv'A H. Lennon, William Nance, W; - W. Brown, Jr., J. W. Powell, ;C. D. Baldwin, D. P. High. ' Jodicial D. S. Co war., D. C. Al len, G.B. Robeson, H. B. Short, Jr., Jno. A. Clark, 11. H. King; W. T. llall, J. J4.. Pierce, A. . Smith,'S. A. Smith, A. J, Troy, J. L. McKoy. . C." D. Baldwin, L. J. Yates, D, P. High.: J. U. Juennon, A. D. Williamson J. O, Williamson, Bnck Brown, Shade Wooten, Geo. W.Elkms, ColrT.iF. Toon, B. T. , Borden, ; D. Colemati, Archibald Toon, J. B. Harrelsob, Jackson" Powell. J. M. -Cbo. -Jesse' S. CoxVJifStanly" H C. Smith; ,Ud motion the Chairman and peprh tary were added to each delegation. The Secretary was instructed' to send a copy of the proceedings to the Wilmington stab, tbe JJemocratvrid Jburnaly and to the Raleigh Observer, with the request that they publish the same. 1 J.W. Ellis, Chairman J L. W. Stanly. ) W. S. HuPLEB.j secretary. j ! - For the Star.' " Democratic Meeilaet Iti Brnniwick. A meeting of the Democratic elec- tors . ot iortnwest lownsmp was held, as per call, at Suramerville, on Saturday, May 11th, ior the purpose of selecting delegates to the County Convention, to beheld on June 29tb, at MciUffin's. : Samuel R. Chjnnis was called to preside, and ! H. Spencer appointed Secretary. ..- ; -. A motion I was made by F. R Aioore tnat seven delegates be api pointed by tbe chairman to repre sent tbe township at the County Con- vention. i .. " j On. motion, the Chairman and, Sec retary were added to the delegates appointed. 1 Delegates F. M, Moore, J. S. Mel vin, W. J. Chinnis, Samuel Hall Js. J. Gay, R. L. Chinnis, J. S. Williams. Henry Spencer, S. R. Chinnis. j The following persons were select ed to represent the township jat Smithyille, on May 25th; and, on mo tion,the Chairman and Secretary were added tp the list. "1 . ; .. ' I J. D. McRae, F. M. Moore, Samuel Hall, J. S. Williams, J. D. Robbins, J. ;S. Melvin, W. J. Chinnis, R. Chinnis, H. Spencer. . j " The following resolutions were presonted and adopted: 1st. Hesolved, That Hon. . A. A. McKoy, : by .: his honest efforts and high toned - patriotisrg : has ; justly gained our confidence as a public servant, in the responsible position he now occupies and so ably fills., ; We recommend him to a seat On the Su preme Court bench of North Caro lina, believing that our liberties would never suffer in his hands. 2d. Resolved, That the Hon. A. M. ;Waddell, who has represented the people of . the . Third Congressional District for the past eighfr years, has steadilv Grained our confidence bv bis C3 .7 firm and independent course in Con gress; who has .shown his devotion to the interests of - his constituents in hours of , adyersity as well as when our banners were emblazoned with victory and - is the author of the most important bill that has been in troduced since the war for the labor ing men of all parts of the country- known as the "Postal Savings Bqnk BiU.n We, therefore, would reward him by keeping him our Representa tive in .Congress. 7i;: a. -.i j ::; Hesolved, That the Secretary ( be requested to send the proceedings to the Stabt for publication, with Ire quest that the Review and Democrat copy. . S. R. Chinnis, Chr'm. ": ' H. SrENCEK, Seo'y. , , ' - ; Con;relonal. '-- i ' The Fayetteville Gazette of the 16th pub lishes tbe proceedings of tbe Democratic primary meetings held in seven , townships of Cumberland county to appoint delegates to the County Convention Five of these townships passed " resolutions instructing their delegates to support Mr. W.CTroy for Congress. The - other two townships left their delegates uninstructed. '-i l A Prellfle Fa-nllr. ' 1 r-V Speaking of prolific famdies, we are; re liably informed that Mr. Wiloughby Moorei resident somewhere in the . Moore's . Creek section, Pender county, who. is now about 77 years of age,' and active, hale and hearty, can count up one hundred and fifty-tbree descendants in his family, iocludiog chil-' dren and grand children, of whom one hun dred and twentyKtwo are now living. Score one Moore for Pender I -j .. ;. A PetrllleA Peruvian Aborigine. v .. xl ; LChilian Times. . . ;- ! ,,-A singular, : discovery has., been made:' on board , the, Irvine. a ' full rigged vessel, ; recently F arriTed in England from-Peru. The body of a woman was found embedded Jn the cargo, .which consisted of nitrate of soda. 2 -The body is in good state of preservation, and it is supposed to be that plf aVictimipf jeaHhquake wbkb occurred many hundred ' years ago ini Peru. lilt is in . the f Captains bath-room in a crouching posiUon Kings are inserted in the ears,' I - we recora otner nign pricea Granville tobacco. The sales were made last .week : F. B. Hester,-. $50; R, T. Crews,5 $50; S.J P. Phlpps, $47 50. ? $B0, $78; Leroy Crews, $50 60; D. Y. Crews, $52 50jf W.I JiRoysteH $43, !$50; J. T. Cheatham, $43; T. V. Bobbin, $40, $50; BiB.sHester, $40, $6Ij r , . f btatesville celebrated Memorial Day in grand style.' ' The Landmark thus refers to Judge lid ward Cant well's address: The address was a scholarly production, showed much thought and originality, and brought ont many facts connected with both the revolutionary j and late war, de- monslratin the brajreryi chivalry and lib erty-loving, spirit of 1 the . sons of ihe Old North State.. which were entirely . new to most or his bearers. ' ' : Raleigh Observer: la 1832, at a social gathering tn one of the hospitable mansions of tbe little borough of Wilming ton, Edward B. Dudley, James Owen, Alexander McRae, P. K . Dickiuson, Drs. A. J. DeKosset, father and son. Dr. James F.: McRee,ai William B. Meares, L H. Marsteller, the Hills, Robert H. Cowan. tbe brothers Thomas A. and William A. Wright, and other leading citizens, nled zed each other over a glass jof wine that their town should be connected - by rail with other sections of the Slate, and in leas than roriy-eigut Hours after tbe pledge was given -the citizens of Wilmington bad subscribed more money to the proposed 'railrotfd, by many tnousands or dollars, than tbe entire . taxable property of the town amounted t o ; ! Raleigh 'Netosi-MK J.' C Scar borough, Superintendentof Public Instruc tion, left yesterday to see his father, ' who is lying 'dangerously 111-. p His residence is , near-; Eagle . Rock, in c this -coanly. .- Capt R. A. Bholwell has been invited u deliver - an : address at JAnsoo Institute, Wdesbpro,'on uelith.: ;- -Grand En- campment of L O. 0. F. have elected tbe following officers for the ensniogterm: f ii. W. Grand Master, J. LulDudley, Wilming ton; Grand High Priest," W. -P. Woolen-, Wilson; Grand Senior Warden, E. Hubbs, Newbern; Grand Scribe and Treasurer, R. J. Jones, Wilmington; Grand Junior War den,' John Chamberlain, Greensboro;Grand Representative to the Grand Lodge of : the Un i ted Slates, C. M. Busbee, Raleigh . .Charlotte Observer: The size of the Continental ' Brigade is increasing. It will constitute an interesting feature of ihe profession on the 20th.j, A pamphlet, issued under the auspices of the National Wool-Growers' Association of the United States, contains an elaborate and well writ ten article fibm the pen of General J. A. Young, of this city, on the adaptability of North Carolina. Cherries are selling on the streets at 5" cents per quart, and strawberries' have shrunk in value to the insignificant sum of five cents per quart. Mayor Smith baa taken a decided stand against allowing chicken coops and fish, and vegetable stands, to be set out on the sidewalks, or rather, he advocates a strict enforcement of the ordinance prohib iting this. -The reports from farmers, yesterday morning, indicate that the cold weather has not done: much harm to the cropsonly set things back a little. ; Charlotte Observer: The stock holders of the Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad held af meeting at York- viae yesterday. : It is! generally believed among railroad men that all tbe freight from tbe North to - Charlotte .will be pooled by tbe tnree competing lines before tbe close of next y ear The pic-nic of the Hebrew . Sunday School , yesterday was a success in every particular. The Con tinentals will appear in I tbe procession on horseback. The Good .Templars are making preparations tof receive Mr. Dout ney, the temperance lecturer. A far mer, who works a plantation in Providence township, .was in tbe city yesterday and reported that the worms had - completely ruined Six acres of cotton for him. They devoured the stalks close to tbe ground, but so far as he was able to discover, had net attacked the roots. The Washing ton Republican, of Wednesday, says J. W. Merrimon, J. A. F. Watts and M. A. Wil kinson, have been appointed internal reve nue store-keepers and gangers for this (the Sixth) District of North Carolina. - Elizabeth City .Economist: Our young and good-looking townsman, T. S. Harney, has been invited to act as one of tbe marshals at the Roanoke and Tar River Fair, at Weldon, in October. There is no question that wei have aright to be proud.of "Our Band." j Whatever else may be said of us, there is no doubt that the musical talent of Elizabeth. City is of the very best. n . Gates county correspon dent: The catch of herrings along our river beaches has been unprecedented, but money is asscarce as fish are plentiful, and it is distressing to see how comparatively few of our people have been able to supply them selveseven at the extremely low prices of from one to three dollars per thousand, without assistance; So great has been the demand for salt, that j at one time not a bushel could be bought in the . county. A severe rain and wind storm swept over this section last Saturday night, doing some damage. ' A huge limb was torn from a tree and hurled with such force upon the roof of ! Mrs. , Mary Goodman's house, im mediately over her Sleeping apartment, as to crush in a portion- of it. , Fortunately the limb was arrested In. its ' course. Wheat is suffering greatly from rust. -tn Tarborb Southerner: On Mon day next the: Edgecombe Guards will cele brate their anniversary and the Mecklen burg Declaration at the same time. The hoys propose having a gay old time. Capt James E. Shepherd, with his company from Washington, an elegant set Of boys. Will arrive at 10 A. M., on tbe Cotton Plant, starting at 12 o'clock the night be- fore. On Friday, the 9th inst., Jesse Bullock, an old and highly respected citi zen of Edgecombe county, ' departed this life i for the "shades beyond the river." Tbe Edgecombe Spartans will make their hearts exceedingly glad on Wednes day next, the 23nd inst" There will be a big Grange meeting and dinner during tbe day the barbecues Variously estimated to number something between twenty and fifty.. JAl night a ball to eclipse any pre vious effort in this direction will be given. Major H. J. Rogers, Vice President of the Raleigh & Seaboard- Railroad, ; and Capt. McCorkle, Chief Engineer, arrived in town on Saturday night from the survey of the line from Dymond City, on the J. & W. R. R,, to Robersonville. on the Raleigh & Seaboard Road- , Major -: R. says that be has a .beautiful line to Roberson ville, fifteen miles r In ' length, that being:, the ' disunce necessary to make connection between the roads. D. C. Cox and B. H.i: Marriott, . convicted- at late term of Federal Court, in Newbern, or tobacco blockading, and sentenced to seven months imprisonment,- broke Newbern jail on Friday and are now at laree. So we are Informed by Mr. Ed. Zoeller, Deputy Col lector. Marshal L. Bv Penninjrton ar rested. near Rocky . Mount, on Saturday, George blockade -tobacco, :He also Beized their wagon and team. . At eight they broken open the stable, gbt the team and fled. On Sunday, the 5th inst, a cyclone, about one hundred yards wide, passed over a por tion of this county, t tearing down tbe kitchen', fences,and twisting and destroying the fruit trees of Mr. George W. Howard. Pan tego correspondent T Almost all tbe com is now up and flourishing, but I am afraid a great portion of it will be destroyed by the hear in the swampy regions, as they have commenced catching hogs so early. The wild-cat seems to vie with" the bear in cattfhing sheep. All efforts to catch or en trap them in ' any' way. have , completely failed. J I . i " v 4 .V I -ft -1 3: i - -i.it ft" . hi i ft It I' i h fi V ., u .- l . i ! tion, i -A